Lead Medical Doctor of the forensic Team in Charge of DNA Analysis on the skeletal remains in the case of the four missing Takoradi girls, Supt. Dr. Kofi Agyapong Afrifa has confirmed that the remains found are those of the missing girls.
His confirmation of the findings comes after lawyers of the two Nigerians accused of murdering the Takoradi girls expressed doubts about the DNA report. He said the concluding part of their findings proved that there is a genetic affinity between the remains and that of the parents of the victims.
Dr. Afrifa said during a 2-hour cross-examination in a Sekondi High court presided over by Justice Richard Adjei Frimpong, he noted that his team employed the Standard Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis, which obeys all standard DNA analysis protocols to arrive at their conclusion.
He said the team had undertaken meticulous analysis of samples of both the skeletal remains and the parents of the four victims adding that the conclusion on their findings is beyond doubt.
